Information disclosure in Ellipse - CVE-2017-16731
Published: December 22, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9700
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16731
CWE-ID: CWE-523
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ABB
Affected software:
Ellipse
Ellipse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the authentication of Ellipse to LDAP/AD using the LDAP protocol due to unprotected transport of credentials. A remote attacker can sniff local network traffic and discovery authentication credentials.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16731
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 8.5.26 Release 7, 8.6.21 Release 5, 8.7.18 Release 7, 8.8.12 Release 7, 8.9.6 Release 7.